← 1972 1971 1970 1973 in Turkey → 1974 1975 1976
Centuries:	20th 21st
Decades:	1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s
See also:	List of years in Turkey

Events in the year 1973 in Turkey.^[1]

Parliament

• 14th Parliament of Turkey (up to 14 October)
• 15th Parliament of Turkey

Incumbents

• President

Cevdet Sunay (up tp 28 March 1973)

Fahri Korutürk (from 8 April 1972)

• Prime Minister:

Ferit Melen (up to 15 April 1973)

Naim Talu (from 15 April 1973)

Cabinet

• 35th government of Turkey (up to 15 April 1973)
• 36th government of Turkey (from 15 April 1973)

Events

• 28 January – Turkish consuls Mehmet Baydar and Bahadır Demir assassinated by an Armenian terrorist.
• 3 March – Republican Party merges with Reliance Party to become Republican Reliance Party.^[2]
• 6 April – Fahri Korutürk elected as Turkish president.
• 27 May – Galatasaray wins the championship.^[3]
• 14 October – Republican People's Party (CHP) wins the general elections with plurality.
• 30 October – Bosphorus Bridge opens.
• 25 December – İsmet İnönü dies.^[2]

Births

• 10 May – Rüştü Reçber, goalkeeper
• 14 June – Halil Mutlu, weightlifter
• 16 June – Balçiçek İlter, journalist
• 27 August – Burak Kut, singer
• 31 October – Arzum Onan actress
• 12 November – Alper Celen, entrepreneur

Deaths

• 27 January – Turkish consuls Mehmet Baydar and Bahadır Demir assassinated by an Armenian terrorist.
• 21 March – Aşık Veysel, folk poet
• 21 April – Kemal Tahir, novelist
• 13 October – Cevat Şakir Kabaağaçlı (pen name Halikarnas Balıkçısı), novelist
• 8 November – Faruk Nafiz Çamlıbel, poet.^[4]
• 25 December – İsmet İnönü, second president of Turkey

Gallery

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  Rüştü Recber
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  Cevat Şakir Kabaağaçlı (bust)
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  İsmet İnönü